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It's pretty funny in a sad way to me that this article talks about how little we know about human behavior and struggling to find answers about why the kids had
by aeonik 2y ago
It's pretty funny in a sad way to me that this article talks about how little we know about human behavior and struggling to find answers about why the kids had a backfire effect.
I remember these programs, and I remember how they made me and my friends feel. But nobody asked us, lol.
I'd even try to tell people I thought, but instead of listening to us, we were admonished.
The problem is that these programs are full of bull shit, bad information, bad science, and lies designed to scare.
Kids pick up on this quickly, and you now have lost all trust with this cohort, permanently.
It's the exact same reason abstinence only education fails.
Humans want to feel good, that's okay, we also don't want to die or ruin our lives (assuming we aren't living in a hell). Basic facts here.
- pjc50 2y agoIndeed. People want "reproducible" campaigns, but that necessitates being entirely one-way. As soon as you start having a real connection with other humans it's non-reproducible.
- lrivers 2y agoOne way to ruin kids desire to drink is to offer them tastes of what you’re drinking from a relatively young age. Whatcha drinking daddy? A beer! Want to try it? YUCK!!!! This removes the rebellion portion from drinking to a degree.
- xboxnolifes 2y agoUnless they end up liking it, which I know some that applies to. Though, they did end up fine.
- csours 2y ago"I am not a fish" - Seth Godin As the author of the post says in a reply to a comment: > ' This is a common outcome for programs like this: "It doesn't work, but the adults like it!" '